Disclaimer: I do NOT own the Storm Hawks, nor do I own the songs in here, they are owned by Hinder.

Just sleep now

Piper yawned as she left the Condor’s bridge and towards her room, she was extremely tired and to try and make any more co-ordinates would be deadly on her part, she would fall asleep on the cold steel table like she had done many times, only to find herself in her room the next morning thanks to Finn, but he didn’t seem to be up, or he was, just being really quiet about it.

She walked past his room, heard a small ‘right’ then him playing his guitar.

It sounded different in a way, almost calmer than his usual guitar playing, it was soft and something she could actually stand to listen to.

“Honey why you callin’ me, so late,

It’s kinda hard to talk right now,

Honey why you crying is everything ok,

I gotta whisper ‘cause I can’t be too loud.”

She heard his small calm voice stop and then he made a grunt of disapproval.

“Man, I’ll never get this right” he said in an agitated tone.

She walked to the door, getting closer and put her ear up against it, listening to him play his guitar for a moment once again, trying to get it right.

She bit her bottom lip as he played gain, starting the words once again, his voice sounding almost strained, he was trying to keep as quiet as possible.

“Darn it!” he exclaimed suddenly, then all went quiet, then she heard a sigh and a light ‘clunk’ of sorts, like something hollow hit a metal frame or something, hollow?

His guitars weren’t hollow, were they? His guitars were normally these rather heavy thick instruments with six strings. But his guitars didn’t sound like that, this one sounded... deeper.

Piper, now wide awake, knocked on the door.

“Who is it?” asked a faint voice from behind the door, he sounded scared, as though he was in trouble.

“Piper” she answered.

A sigh was heard from within the room.

“Com in” was all she needed for her to open the door and walk in.

“Hey” she said with a smile, she shut the door as she entered, and sat next to him on his bed.

“Did I wake you?” he asked, she shook her head.

“Nah, I was going to go to bed just now, I’ve been up working on our next Terra to go to” she said, he nodded and sighed.

“Why are you here?” he asked she smiled.

“I heard you playing your guitar, and singing” she said, “you’re really good” she said as she turned her head towards the large guitar which was mahogany based with the name Finn written in bold letters on the inside, a medium sized hole was in the middle of the bodily shaped guitar which was why it sounded so hollow in the first place. “That’s a nice guitar, Finn” she said, he smiled.

“Yeah” he said while looking at her.

She giggled.

“Finn!” she exclaimed, he chuckled.

“What? I’m not allowed to look at my girl now?” he asked, she smiled and kissed his forehead.

“Of course you can” she said with a wink.

“Flirt” he teased.

She poked her tongue out at him.

“So?” she asked, he chuckled again. She looked at his guitar again. “Anything else you can play... and sing?” she added the last part as an afterthought.

“I can sing one other thing, not very well though” she smiled.

“I think you can, try it!” she said with a smile.

“It’s a bit depressing mind” he said while picking up the guitar and placing it across his knees, the curve cradling his right leg.

“Why would you do something depressing?” she asked, he shrugged.

“It’s about you, Piper, not in a bad way though, it’s just my opinion. I’ll just sing the first verse, then the chorus, then you’ll have an initial idea about it” he said with a nod before playing a few chords, making sure it was in tune.

She nodded and waited for him to continue patiently.

He had the guitar playing a solo which lasted about seven seconds before he began to sing.

“I think you can do much better than me,

After all the lies that I made you believe,

Guilt kicks in and I start to see,

The edge of the bed where your nightgown used to be.

I told myself I won’t miss you,

But I remember,

What it feels like beside yooou”

He paused for a moment before singing slightly louder, and since he was singing with a small amount of power behind his voice, his voice sounded strong and determined, almost like a real singer.

Piper couldn’t believe the voice that he had on him.

He was good.

“I really miss your hair in my face,

And the way your innocence tastes,

And I think you should know this”

His voice got softer by the next line.

“You deserve much better than me”

He stopped and looked at her, seeing her shocked face, he couldn’t help but chuckle.

“Am I that good?” he asked, she nodded.

“Yeah, Finn, that was really good!” she exclaimed, he smiled sheepishly.

“Thanks, Piper” he said as he went to put the guitar down, but Piper placed her hand on it to stop him.

“Can you play another?” she asked.

“I do have another one, but it isn’t good at all” he said while shaking his head a bit, she smiled.

“Then try, I’ll help” she said with a smile, “pleeeaaasssseeee?” she asked.

“Alright, I’ll try” he nodded.

He bit his bottom lip, and then looked to his electric guitar, which would be a lot better than his acoustic.

He got up to put that one down, and then walked to his electric guitar, it was blue with a white centre, and up the shaft where the strings attached at the top was white.

He gave it to Piper for the moment, and then walked to his desk which was filled with music notes and such; he got down on one knee and kneeled with the other, and pulled out a small amp.

He got back up and walked to Piper.

She gave him a look.

“It won’t be loud, it’ll be quiet, but it just sounds better like this” he said, she nodded, still watching him just in case he was to pull something.

She may be dating him, but he was still Finn, and therefore he was still an idiot at times.

“Right, plug this in by here” said Finn as he plugged the amp into the wall, then his guitar into the amp, then changed the way his guitar sounded, so it was a bit rougher in a way.

“Are you sure you wanna hear this now?” he asked as he turned it right down, enough so he could hear very single string but not enough so that the others would be disturbed.

“Yeah” she said as she put a hand on his shoulder.

He let a guitar solo run through for about twenty seven seconds, the sound itself making the bed vibrate, the sound was rough, and almost strained in a sense.

“Before I hung up the phone,

All I could hear,

Was the dial tone ring in my ear,

If I could go back in tiiime,

I’d say those three words, I,

Shoulda, woulda, coulda said it back to you!”

His voice was soft yet powerful as he sung that part, as if it had actually happened in real life, she wouldn’t really know if it did, but she could imagine and actually feel what he was feeling.

“And this can’t be saved,

If you can’t be found,

You hung up and left me for dead on the ground,

You didn’t even say goodbye, I,

Shoulda, woulda, coulda said it back to you.

Shoulda, woulda, coulda said it back to yooou!”

He stopped and looked at her, she was smiling sadly.

“Did that happen to you, Finn?” she asked, he shook his head.

“Just gettin’ it ready for when and if it does happen” he said with a nod, she frowned.

“Finn, I highly doubt I would do that to you. Really, Finn, I’m Piper, remember?” she asked, he chuckled.

“Just preparing myself” he said, she kissed his cheek.

“They’re wonderful songs, Finn” she said, he nodded.

“Yeah, but I still think you deserve better” he said, she rolled her eyes.

“You are way better than any ‘pretty-boy-self-centred-jerk’. You’re more than what Aerrow, Junko, Radarr, and Stork are to me, you’re my world, Finn” she said as she placed her forehead on his, their noses brushing lightly.

“Yeah, you’re my world too, Piper” he said while rubbing his nose against hers in a playful manner before getting up and placing his guitar back against his desk.

“I know what I’m getting you for Christmas!” she exclaimed, he whipped around at that.

“What?” he asked, she shook her head.

“Not telling, but believe me you’re gonna need it!” she said with a wink as she went to walk out, but Finn grabbed her wrist and pushed her against the door gently, holding her there.

“You’re evil” he said with a chuckle, she smiled and nodded.

“Yeah, but I’m yours remember, so I’m your responsibility” she said.

“Just shut up woman” he said before kissing her gently on the lips.

He pulled her away from the door a bit and wrapped his arms around her slender waist, moulding her body with his, noticing how the two actually fit perfectly into each other. The feeling of her pressed so tightly against him and willingly accepting it, was something that really had him in a bit of shock for the first time they had kissed he was gentle, but she was rough, he never took Piper to be the rougher kind. In all honesty he thought Piper was as gentle as a kitten, but he was obviously wrong.

Piper’s arms came up and around his neck, one clinging to the bottom while the other was playing with his hair, her fingers standing out against his lighter coloured hair, raking and feeling the hardened hair that was on his head. He always doused himself in gel, thinking it would make his hair look better, but the clumps just made him look rather silly, not that she was really that bothered, she just didn’t like it when clumps came out in her hand, it ticked her off a bit.

Finn let his hands roamed upwards a bit, rubbing her back in light strokes, causing friction to heat up her already heated skin. He always loved the feeling of skin, it was so soft and smooth, nothing like his calloused hands, a rough edge was on him thanks to that cross-bow and riding the skimmer bare handed, Piper always wore gloves though, and with him shooting crystals which sometimes wrecked his gloves, he didn’t really have many left.

He let his hand travel further down this time, gripping at her backside gently, not wanting to hurt her or scared her off; he just lightly ran his hand over the cool surface of her uniform which was actually bugging him for once.

She moaned into the kiss when she felt his hands roaming her back and backside, it felt nice in a way, sort of made her feel confident in herself, like she was... sexy in a way. To have a man touch you like Finn was touching her now, would be a sin in itself, because it normally leads to other things, but she knew that Finn wasn’t ready for that, and neither was she, sure some foreplay here and there wasn’t too bad, but to actually have sex with him would corrupt the pure aura the two had together.

Finn let his tongue wander a bit too, licking her bottom lip asking for entrance in a polite sort of way, and as soon as she opened her mouth, his tongue plummeted in for a taste of the innocence that was Piper, his Piper. To be truthful, this was the first time he had kissed her like this, he hadn’t wanted to scare her off anything by doing the wrong thing, he was actually scared, but relied on his instincts to help him out a little.

Her tongue came to play with his, after being immobile for a while, finally getting in on some of the action that was provided by Finn, her tongue fought with his, trying to get into his mouth, but not succeeding in any way at all.

Finn sensed her distress of not being able to get a bit of dominance over him, so he backed his tongue up so that she could get a taste of him, and how much he loved her. He was swapping saliva with her, as gross as that sounds, it actually wasn’t too bad, and it was fun in a way, exciting for it being the first time he had ever kissed her like that or any girl like that. It was satisfying in a way, to know that she wanted him as much as he wanted her

Piper’s arms left his neck and came down to his chest, her hands gripping his collar, showing some of the aggression that she possessed. She wasn’t too aggressive, she was just the right amount, except when it came to fighting, and then you have to run for your life.

Her tongue pulled back, and so had she, their mouths leaving each other.

A whimper left Finn who looked at her wide eyed, hoping she hadn’t heard that.

She was panting heatedly, loving how his hands still felt on her backside.

“Finn...” she said breathlessly.

“Yeah?” he asked, she tucked her face into his shoulder, holding him tight.

“C-Can I sleep with you tonight?” she asked, he tightened his arms around her, pulling her as close to him as he could.

“You want to, do you?” he asked, she nodded against his throat.

“Yeah, I just, don’t want this moment to end” she said softly, he smiled.

“Yeah,” he paused and buried his face in her hair, taking in her scent of possible roses and ink? “I don’t either” he said truthfully as he closed his eyes, getting lost in her unique scent.

“Can I?” she asked as she kissed his throat once.

“Sure, just go get your pyjamas on, then jump right in, ok?” he asked.

She pulled away instantly and pecked him on the lips before running out to get into her pyjamas.

Finn smiled while shaking his head before stripping himself of his uniform, down to just his boxers, then sat at the edge of the bed, waiting for her to come back.

When Piper came back into the room, he wasn’t surprised to see her wearing some navy blue shorts, and a plain white tank top.

“You ok?” he asked, she nodded.

“Yeah, I didn’t wake anyone up I don’t think” she said, he shrugged.

“They can’t really do anything about it, can they?” he asked as he stood up and opened up the covers for her to jump in. “You jump in, I’ve gotta go to the bathroom” he said as he walked out.

She did as she was told and hopped into his bed, shimmying right up to the wall that his bed was up against, and waited for the blonde to come back patiently.

A few minutes later, he came back in with his hair a bit wet, and his body glistening slightly, the boxers he wore earlier were still on him, though he figured he may as well sleep in them, and then change them in the morning.

Ha, funny, she didn’t hear the shower running; mind you she was in Finn’s room which was a fair ways from the bathroom.

“Have a shower did you?” she asked, he nodded.

“Yeah, I needed one anyway, so I figured why not” he said as turned off the light in his room before moving over to his bed and jumping in beside her.

“Finn, why do you always avoid things about your past girlfriends?” asked the midnight blue haired girl as she rested on her side, facing him and placing her head in her hand.

He shrugged.

“I just don’t like to discuss it, is all” he said, she frowned.

“Why not?” she asked, he looked at her, his cerulean eyes sparkling.

“Hey, just ‘cause you’re my girlfriend doesn’t mean I won’t kick you out” he said in a serious tone, well, an attempted one anyway.

“You wouldn’t throw me out, you liar” she said.

“Darn, I thought you would’ve fallen for it as well” he said with a smile, she grinned and kissed his cheek.

Piper then ruffled his hair a bit.

“No more clumps of gel in your hair anymore, I should get you in the shower more often!” she said with a wink, he blushed.

“Piper...” he said while shaking his head a bit, well, as much as you can when lying on a pillow anyway.

“I didn’t mean it like that and you know it, pervert!” she said in a joking tone, he chuckled.

“Me?” he asked, she giggled and nodded.

“Yes, you!” she said, he glared playfully.

He sat up and got on his knees then pushed her down and sat on her stomach, holding her down with his hands pinning hers above her head.

“Finn, let me up” she laughed.

“Nah, I like you this way, you’re completely at my mercy” he said as he got himself a bit lower so her shirt came up easier, he then put his face down to it and blew on her stomach making her buck in surprise and laugh her head off.

“Finn, you idiot!” she laughed out rather loudly.

“Am I?” he asked as he did it again.

“No, you’re not, you’re great, hot,” she paused, the words she was saying and the way she was saying them, was rather sensual, “so... hot” she moaned out.

Finn stopped and looked up at her from where he was, then kissed her stomach a few times, getting a few moans from the girl beneath him.

He trailed upwards, lifting the white fabric that covered her most vital parts.

“Piper...” he said huskily as he bent down and kissed her chest a few times.

“Finn, please?” she almost begged.

He looked to her face; she looked like she was going to cry.

“What, Piper?” he asked, his voice a bit deeper and more passionate.

“Please, touch me” she said while sitting up, then lifting the shirt over her head and throwing it to the floor.

Her heart thudded against her rib-cage, almost threatening to burst out of her chest with a new found strength. She was so nervous and yet she didn’t care, she just wanted to have him touch her gently, stroking her, feeling her, rocking her into another world of bliss which she had never known.

“Piper, are you sure?” he asked as he looked at her face, not wanting to seem like he was desperate or looking for anything but her love, he was afraid that she would mistake where his eyes had been for lust, not a lust like the one you have for another when you love them and want to share something special with them, but the kind of lust that was physical instead of emotional, he didn’t want her to mistake his love for lust.

“Please, I trust you, Finn” she said as she lay back down onto her back and waited for him to continue what he was doing earlier.

Finn swallowed and touched her stomach first with his hands, allowing them to run over the smooth skin. He leaned his head up to hers, taking her lips with his as he allowed his hands to trail upwards.

Her breasts were fair in size; he could cup them quite easily, and feel the sensitive skin harden slightly under his ministrations. He felt the nipples going quite hard, and feeling that aroused him to no end. He gently tweaked her left, and did the same to the right, getting a shuddering moan from the girl.

His mouth trailed open mouthed kisses down her jaw line, then her throat, her collar bone, and then her breasts.

He latched onto a nipple with his mouth, letting his tongue swivel around it a few times before letting go and looking at the now hardened peak. He smiled, he had this affect on her, him and nobody else, he was proud of himself. And that pride was what drove him to continue to pleasure the girl beneath him.

A few hours had passed, and the two had stopped, the two of the worn out from all the pleasure they had given one another, nothing major like sex, just the foreplay.

Finn could still feel her warm hand- and mouth latched onto him, it was such a good feeling, better than all the times he had to do it himself anyway.

“Oh, Piper...” he said breathlessly, looking over to the girl who was staring right back at him, love in her eyes.

“Finn” she whimpered.

He put the covers over the both of them and kissed her forehead.

“Sleep now” he said, he was so tired at that moment, and he was barely able to say that.

Just sleep...

Well, what do you think? I liked it anyway, I had fun writing it, so any of you who want to critic me on how I should be writing, go ahead, because it doesn’t bother me no more.

R&R!